The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-18

of the late war. 1t is good reading for an
Idle hour, and doubtless Mr. Peck's numer-
GUS admirers will get as much solid satisfac-
tlon out of this book as they have out of his
other publications.
Practical CHEIRosoPHY, q synoptical study of
the Science of the hand By Edward Heron
Allen, with explanatory plates and diagrams
by Rosamund Brunei Horsley. G. ?. Putnams
Sons New York.
This prettily bound volume of 125 pages
contains great deal of interesting matter.
Any one who cares to make a study of the
hand land it is very interesting subject of
study will find in this volume very salts
factory aid. The plates are clear and so
plain that there is no trouble in following
the meaning of the author.
EUREKA REGULATIONS. Compiled by Mrs Anna
Randall Diehl. J. S. Ogilvie s. Co., publish
ers.
This is very good collection, containing
nearly one hundred pieces.
MAGAZINES.
st. Nicholas for May opens with beauti-
full frontispiece illustration, by Blum, to
"Catarina of Venice" the Historic Girl"
whose romantic history is related by E. S.
Brooks; while Nora Perry, in IAN Only
Daughter" tells of very modern and I'M
the less interesting on that account. There
is also begun in this number three-part
story of life at the United States Military
Academy at West Point by recent gradu-
ate. 1t is entitled winning a Commission
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop contributes
clever little story called ''Lindie's Portrait"
The serials Juan and Juanita," by Frances
Courtenay Baylor, and 'Jenny's Boarding
house," by James Otis, contain chapters of
progressive interest. The Century Com
pany, Union Square, New York.
The Overland Monthly for April con-
tains very complete history OF the devel-
ment Of Lyric Poetry, and an account of the
different rhythms, and dances originally
connected Herewith, entertainingly writ
ten, by j. C. Rowell, Librarian of the State
University; also paper on the early life of
the Hebrews, in the tribal DAYS of Abraham
and Isaac, before they had developed into
the great commercial kingdom of Solomon
and his successors. There is, also, an arti-
tlcle upon the late Prof. Sill, whose lnelan-
choly death, in the prime of his life was a
terrible blow to the interests of education
and literature upon the Pacific coast. The
Overland Monthly Company Ais Montgom-
cry street, San Francisco.
The american Magazine is a new appli-
can't for popular favor, and it promises to
be very successful applicant The May
number is the first and of it an edition of
$4,000 copies has been published. 1t pre-
sents very attractive appearance and con-
talnSa large amount of very interesting read
ing matter. Its 1913 pages are well edited
and well illustrated. The fiction is first
class and the other matter is furnished by
authors of recognized ability. The table of
contents is a very attractive one. The
American promises to take a place in the
first rank OF American magazines. 100 and
l32 Pearl street, New York.
The Church Magazine for April is an ex-
cellent number. Easter with facts old and
new' is very readable article. 1t is by
Rev. Arthur Cleveland Coke, DID. "a
winter peep at North Germany" by Rev.
Lighton Coleman, is another article which
will be found entertaining and valuable
Timely Topics, which treat of variety
of subjects, are full Of thought and informal
ton. l.. r. Hamersly & Co, 1910 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia.
The Church Reuie,0 for April contains
the usual amount Of first-class reading mat
ter The articles are by authors whose
regulations are not confined to their own
| towns. There is no better church magazine
than the ReUie,o. Houghton, Miffiin & Co.,
Riverside Press, Cambridge.